ANGOLA MOVES TO HEAL THE WOUNDS

THE Angolan parliament has overwhelmingly approved a general amnesty law embracing both the activities of the rebel UNITA movement and petty crime, official sources reported. The amnesty follows a declaration by Angolan leader President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on November 10 of a nationwide pardon to mark 25 years of the country’s independence. The leaders of the rebel UNITA movement dismissed the offer earlier this month as “nothing more than a bait.” – AFP